Face powder box



June 26, 1934. RODNON FACE POWDER BOX Filed Dec. 7. 1931 INVENTOR. Lou/S Hod/van yuef A TTORNE Y.

Patented June 26, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in cosmetic containers and more particularly to boxes for tinted face powders.

It is Well known that such powders in bulk appear to be somewhat darker in shade than when in a thin film, such as when applied and it is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a container having means whereby essentially the exact shade of a thin coating of the powder may be determined.

A further feature is in the provision of a container having a frangible transparent inner cover protecting the contents from contact by the fingers of an individual, but permitting a suitable selection to be made and eventually made use of.

These advantageous objects are attained by the novel and practical construction and combination of parts constituting a container as hereinafter described and shown in the annexed drawing, 0 forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container made in accordance with the invention, as it appears when the cover is raised.

5 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, and. drawn to an enlarged scale.

The container, as shown, is of conventional type, composed of a lower, outer element 5 rectangular in shape, in which is fixed an inner boxlike member 6, its walls extending above the outer casing 5.

A cover 7 is secured to the rear wall of the outer element 5 by a hinge 8 and may be provided with 5 a flexible strip 9 to limit the angle at which it may be raised.

Secured over the top of the inner receptacle, for the powder 10, is a cover plate 11, and thereabove is another similar plate 12, containing an opening 13 simulative of the outline of a persons face and head, and registering with a somewhat larger opening 14 in the plate 11.

Interposed between the plates 11 and 12 is a thin sheet 15 of transparent material, as celluloid, mica or other material, on which is imprinted in opaque color the representation of certain elements of the human head as for instance, the hair, eyes, lips and nostrils, the remaining transparent 0 portions being representative of the skin on the face.

By shaking or otherwise agitating the box it is obvious that a thin coating or film of the powder 10 may be caused to adhere to the under side of the sheet 13, so that the shade of the powder may be visually determined as it will appear on a human face in accordance with demand.

When a box containing the desired shade has been selected, the frangible sheet 13 may be broken away, permitting access to the powder in an obvious manner.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a powder box has been disclosed which permits a selection of the exact color and shade to be made prior to opening the same, preventing not only loss of the contents, but also contamination of the same by handling.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the best known embodiment of the container, it will be understood that changes in construction may be made within the spirit and scope of the claim hereto appended.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and sought to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A face powder box having an inner and outer receptacle, a cover hingedly engaged to the outer receptacle foldable over the inner receptacle, a pair of plates permanently fixed over the inner receptacle in juxtaposition, the outermost of said plates having an opening simulative of a persons face and the innermost plate having an opening of larger area, and a rupturable sheet of transparent material interposed between said plates to close the passage through the mentioned openings, said sheet bearing an opaque imprint representative of certain features of the human head whereby the remaining transparent portions will produce a visual indication of the appearance of the powder on a persons face when powder adheres to the underside of the transparent material.

LOUIS RODNON. 

